# US 2010/0169784 A1 · Slide Show Effects Style > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2010/0169784 A1 - Document ID: US20100169784A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 12/499,794 - Filed: 2009-07-08 - Published: 2010-07-01 - Earliest claimed: 2008-12-30 - Assignees: Apple Inc. - Inventors: Ralf WEBER; Adrian Diaconu; Guillaume Vergnaud; Bob Van Osten - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20100169784A1 ## CPC - G06F 40/106: Display of layout of documents; Previewing - G11B 27/034: on discs (G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G11B: INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER (recording measured values in a way that does not require playback through a transducer G01D9/00; recording or playback apparatus using mechanically marked tape, e.g. punched paper tape, or using unit records, e.g. punched or magnetically marked cards G06K; transferring data from one type of record carrier to another G06K1/18; circuits for coupling output of reproducer to radio receiver H04B1/20; gramophone pick-ups or like acoustic electromechanical transducers or circuits therefor H04R) ## Abstract A computer-implemented method for authoring media presentations is provided. The method includes steps for defining a style. The style comprises one or more style properties. The style is applied to a layer. The layer comprises one or more effects. The style may also be applied to a document, effect container, effect, or slide. A media presentation is automatically generated using the applied style and the layer. A media presentation is also automatically generated using the applied style and the document and at least one of the layer, the effect container, the effect, and the slide. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computer-implemented method for authoring media presentations, comprising: defining a style, the style comprising one or more style properties; applying the style to a layer, the layer comprising one or more effects; and automatically generating a media presentation using the applied style and the layer. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the one or more style properties are selected from the group comprising: a media presentation order, a thumbnail, a layout, a position, a size, a zPosition, a base period, an effect presets, an effect settings overwrite, a matching layer duration, a recommended effect duration, a transition preset, a transition settings overwrite, a recommended transition duration, a filter preset, a filter preset criteria, a filter likelihood, a gap likelihood, a layer importance, a slide filter preset criteria, a slide frames criteria, an automatic filter likelihood, and a support per-slide customization. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the step of applying further comprises customizing one or more settings of the one or more effects. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the step of applying further comprises overriding a default value of the one or more effects. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the step of automatically creating further comprises overwriting the applied style. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein the overwriting is based on an analysis of audio data. ### Claim 7 A computer-implemented method for authoring media presentations, comprising: defining a style, the style comprising one or more style properties; applying the style to a document and at least one of a layer, an effect container, an effect and a slide; and automatically generating a media presentation using the applied style, the document, and the at least one layer, effect container, effect, and slide. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein the one or more style properties are selected from the group comprising: a media presentation order, a thumbnail, a layout, a position, a size, a z-position, a base period, an effect presets, an effect settings overwrite, a matching layer duration, a recommended effect duration, a transition preset, a transition settings overwrite, a recommended transition duration, a filter preset, a filter preset criteria, a filter likelihood, a gap likelihood, a layer importance, a slide filter preset criteria, a slide frames criteria, an automatic filter likelihood, and a support per-slide customization. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein the step of applying further comprises customizing one or more settings of the document or the at least one layer, effect container, effect, and slide. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein the step of applying further comprises overriding a default value of the document or the at least one layer, effect container, effect, and slide. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein the step of automatically creating further comprises overwriting the applied style. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The computer-implemented method of claim 11, wherein the overwriting is based on an analysis of audio data. ### Claim 13 (depends on 7) The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein the overwriting further comprises overwriting the applied style of the document with the applied style of the at least one layer, effect container, effect, and slide. ### Claim 14 A system for authoring media presentations, comprising memory to store a style, the style comprising one or more style properties; and one or more processors configured to define the style, apply the style to a layer, and automatically generate a media presentation using the applied style and the layer, the layer comprising one or more effects. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein the one or more style properties are selected from the group comprising: a media presentation order, a thumbnail, a layout, a position, a size, a zPosition, a base period, an effect presets, an effect settings overwrite, a matching layer duration, a recommended effect duration, a transition preset, a transition settings overwrite, a recommended transition duration, a filter preset, a filter preset criteria, a filter likelihood, a gap likelihood, a layer importance, a slide filter preset criteria, a slide frames criteria, an automatic filter likelihood, and a support per-slide customization. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein the processor is further configured to customize one or more settings of the one or more effects. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein the processor is further configured to override a default value of the one or more effects. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein the processor is further configured to overwrite the applied style. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The system of claim 18, wherein the processor is further configured to overwrite based on an analysis of audio data. ### Claim 20 A system for authoring media presentations, comprising: memory to store a style, the style comprising one or more style properties; and one or more processors configured to define the style, apply the style to a document and at least one of a layer, an effect container, an effect and a slide, and automatically generating a media presentation using the applied style, the document, and the at least one layer, effect container, effect, and slide. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The system of claim 20, wherein the one or more style properties are selected from the group comprising: a media presentation order, a thumbnail, a layout, a position, a size, a z-position, a base period, an effect presets, an effect settings overwrite, a matching layer duration, a recommended effect duration, a transition preset, a transition settings overwrite, a recommended transition duration, a filter preset, a filter preset criteria, a filter likelihood, a gap likelihood, a layer importance, a slide filter preset criteria, a slide frames criteria, an automatic filter likelihood, and a support per-slide customization. ### Claim 22 (depends on 20) The system of claim 20, wherein processor is further configured to customize one or more settings of the document or the at least one layer, effect container, effect, and slide. ### Claim 23 (depends on 20) The system of claim 20, wherein processor is further configured to override a default value of the document or the at least one layer, effect container, effect, and slide. ### Claim 24 (depends on 20) The system of claim 20, wherein the processor is further configured to overwrite the applied style. ### Claim 25 (depends on 24) The system of claim 24, wherein the processor is further configured to overwrite based on an analysis of audio data. ### Claim 26 (depends on 24) The system of claim 24, wherein the processor is further configure to overwriting the applied style of the document with the applied style of the at least one layer, effect container, effect, and slide. ### Claim 27 A computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured for execution by a computer, the one or more programs comprising instructions to: define a style, the style comprising one or more style properties; apply the style to a layer, the layer comprising one or more effects; and automatically generate a media presentation using the applied style and the layer. ### Claim 28 A computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured for execution by a computer, the one or more programs comprising instructions to: define a style, the style comprising one or more style properties; apply the style to a document and at least one of a layer, an effect container, an effect and a slide; and automatically generate a media presentation using the applied style, the document, and the at least one layer, effect container, effect, and slide.